Testament of Adam

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The Testament of Adam is a Christian pseudepigraphical work extant in Syriac, Arabic, Karshuni, Ethiopic, Armenian, Georgian and Greek. The earliest manuscript is dated to the 9th century, but the text is most likely from the 2nd to 5th centuries AD in origin, perhaps composed within the Christian communities of Syria. It purports to relate the final words of Adam to his son Seth in which he speaks of prayer and then prophesies both the coming of the Messiah and the Great Flood.

For other accounts of the last words of Adam see Apocalypse of Adam, Life of Adam and Eve and Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan.

See also[]

• Adam and Eve
• Eve

External links[]

• Early Jewish Writings: Testament of Adam, a discussion of the work.
• Sacred Texts: Christianity: Testamentum Adami, an English translation of the Testament of Adam by E. A. Wallis Budge.